How To Install subversion on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install subversion on Debian 11. subversion is Advanced version control system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install subversion on Debian 11.

What is subversion

subversion is:

Apache Subversion, also known as svn, is a centralised version control system. Version control systems allow many individuals (who may be distributed geographically) to collaborate on a set of files (source code, websites, etc). Subversion began with a CVS paradigm and supports all the major features of CVS, but has evolved to support many features that CVS users often wish they had.

This package includes the Subversion client (svn, svnsync), repository administration tools (svnadmin, svnlook) and a network server (svnserve).

There are three methods to install subversion on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install subversion Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install subversion using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install subversion

Install subversion Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install subversion using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install subversion

Install subversion Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install subversion using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install subversion

How To Uninstall subversion on Debian 11

To uninstall only the subversion package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove subversion

Uninstall subversion And Its Dependencies

To uninstall subversion and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove subversion

Remove subversion Configurations and Data

To remove subversion configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge subversion

Remove subversion configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove subversion configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge subversion

Dependencies

subversion have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install subversion package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.